Wilderness

(Yermo)
Everardo González | Documentary

2020 | 76 minutes | Mexico

An exploration of 10 deserts worldwide involving relationships where nature, beasts and humans depend on each other to inhabit barren worlds.

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Synopsis

An immersive documentary that explores the hidden life of ten deserts across the globe, offering a compelling study of ecology, anthropology, and human resilience.

Through the lens of filmmaker Everardo González—who embedded himself in nomadic communities from Namibia to Mongolia, Australia to the Navajo Nation—this film examines the intricate relationship between people and their environment.

Built in moments of surprise, misunderstanding, and mutual discovery, Wilderness challenges assumptions about barren landscapes, revealing thriving ecosystems and cultures that have sustained life for millennia.

A valuable resource for educators and students, the film fosters discussions on environmental sustainability, indigenous knowledge, and the delicate balance between humans, animals, and nature.

Reviews

“'Yermo' portrays human beings in the immensity of deserts.” – Los Angeles Times

“The film is a very personal story with tinges of improvisation that exposes different people and their way of life in places so remote that they seem to live in a different world, specifically in the deserts.” – Octavio Alfaro, SensaCine

"The movie reflects on the documentary genre itself and its alleged objectivity." - Fernanda Solorzano, Letras Libres

"Everything plays out in absorbing emotional detail." - Cath Clarke, The Guardian

"The impossibility of communicating with his interlocutors drew the filmmaker to create a film about how those who are used to being filmed see us." - Arturo Magaña, Cine Premier

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Festivals

Guadalajara Internacional Film Festival: SANFIC Santiago International Film Festival; FIDBA Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival; Atlanticdoc Uruguay International Documentary Film Festival; Morelia International Film Festival; Hola Mexico Film Festival USA

DIRECTOR: Everardo González

NATIONALITY: Mexico

YEAR: 2020

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish; English; Arabic; Other languages; Hindi

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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